The Future Of Real Estate May Be Etched In Concrete

If you're looking for hints on the future of the real estate pipeline, including new residential and non-residential starts, you can do worse than listening to Ed Sullivan. The senior vice president and chief economist of the Portland Cement Association, Sullivan was among the keynote speakers at the recent mid-year meeting of the Herndon, Va.-based National Concrete Masonry Association, at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Chicago.

Invariably as riveting a speaker as he is an insightful forecaster, Sullivan began by noting the American economy is in something akin to a weather pattern calling for consistently warm and sunny days.

Investors Targeting New Asset Class

CHICAGO—The industrial sector has become one of chief targets of investors, and several groups now say industrial properties related to transportation and outdoor storage can become a separate and valued asset class. J.D. Salazar, a leader in Chicagoland commercial real estate community for more than 30 years, has re-started Champion Realty Advisors launch just such an initiative.

Retail Location Advice—What to Consider

Overall there are five main components you should consider for your retail space…it can be a relatively straight forward process.

Location location location… We’ve all heard the saying before as it pertains to real estate, but what exactly does it mean when you are looking to lease a space for your business? This varies with what type of business you have as well as what you’re looking for to help ensure the success of your business.

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Wayfair to Open its First Brick & Mortar Store

Wayfair, the largest online furniture retailer in the U.S. with $6 billion in annual revenues, is following in the steps of numerous other e-tailers in opening its first brick and mortar store.

The site of the store is in Florence, KY outside of Cincinnati, according to Furniture Today. The 20,000-square-foot outlet store will be given its own space within a 260,000-square-foot distribution center being constructed to handle Wayfair’s growing online business.

Five Strategies For A More Sustainable Real Estate Portfolio

Real estate accounts for approximately 40% of the world’s energy consumption and a third of all carbon emissions. That means that real estate professionals are on the frontlines of climate change risk created by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We have a responsibility to reduce the impact of our facilities and to help our clients in turn. And, many building owners, investors and occupiers are doing just that.

Following are five key ways that leading companies are reducing their carbon footprints.

What’s the Outlook for the Grocery Sector in the Age of Amazon?

Nearly one year after Amazon’s acquisition of organic grocer Whole Foods, the grocery-anchored shopping center sector, typically viewed as more “Internet-proof” than other segments of retail, has taken greater strides to boost its omni-channel offerings.

So far, the acquisition has not been overtly disruptive to the grocery industry, experts say. However, some grocers are still working to hedge any long-term effects of the deal, particularly as smaller chains struggle to keep up with technological pressures and price competition intensifies. These factors could lead to continued consolidation of smaller grocers and increased investor scrutiny of grocer tenants, according to those in the industry.

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